International evidence on the determinants of private saving

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 483-501

  Masson, Paul R ^a   Bayoumi, Tamim ^a   Samiei, Hossein ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEREST RATE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR; TERMS OF TRADE;

EID: 0032411786     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/12.3.483     Document Type: Article

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